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I just changed the front brakes on my 98 Honda Accord. Now whenever I
am backing the car out of my drive way in the morning the brakes make
a squealing sound. This sound goes away in a few minutes once I have
driven for a few miles. Any idea what could be causing this?
Also, how do you reset the maint. required light on the 98 Honda? I
remeber the 96 had a little button on the dash that you had to press.
I think my mechanic forgot to reset it this time.

did you use copper grease/similar on the metal part of the pad?

tim
"MoJo" <mrmojo@indiatimes.com> wrote in message
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> I just changed the front brakes on my 98 Honda Accord. Now whenever I
> am backing the car out of my drive way in the morning the brakes make
> a squealing sound. This sound goes away in a few minutes once I have
> driven for a few miles. Any idea what could be causing this?
> Also, how do you reset the maint. required light on the 98 Honda? I
> remeber the 96 had a little button on the dash that you had to press.
> I think my mechanic forgot to reset it this time.

mrmojo@indiatimes.com (MoJo) melodiously murmured in
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> I just changed the front brakes on my 98 Honda Accord. Now whenever I
> am backing the car out of my drive way in the morning the brakes make
> a squealing sound. This sound goes away in a few minutes once I have
> driven for a few miles. Any idea what could be causing this?


Crap aftermarket pads.

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TeGGeR®

"MoJo" <mrmojo@indiatimes.com> wrote in message
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> I just changed the front brakes on my 98 Honda Accord. Now whenever I
> am backing the car out of my drive way in the morning the brakes make
> a squealing sound. This sound goes away in a few minutes once I have
> driven for a few miles. Any idea what could be causing this?

Most likely the pads. Many aftermarket brake pads are noisy.

"MoJo" <mrmojo@indiatimes.com> wrote in message
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> Also, how do you reset the maint. required light on the 98 Honda? I
press the tripneter button and hold it, start car and continue holding
button till light goes out... its in the manual

"\(\) |V| 3 G A" <spam_wasteground@btopenworld.com> wrote in message news:<bnpaad$blr$1@hercules.btinternet.com>...
> did you use copper grease/similar on the metal part of the pad?
>
> tim
> "MoJo" <mrmojo@indiatimes.com> wrote in message
> news:c1e1fcb6.0310291307.284b738@posting.google.co m...
> > I just changed the front brakes on my 98 Honda Accord. Now whenever I
> > am backing the car out of my drive way in the morning the brakes make
> > a squealing sound. This sound goes away in a few minutes once I have
> > driven for a few miles. Any idea what could be causing this?
> > Also, how do you reset the maint. required light on the 98 Honda? I
> > remeber the 96 had a little button on the dash that you had to press.
> > I think my mechanic forgot to reset it this time.

aftermarket pads will do this almost everytime. what kind did you install?
Chip

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I always buy Honda pads, just bought new pads for
my 98 Accord, smooth and quiet. Stops in straight line,
with no pulling.
Andy





"MoJo" <mrmojo@indiatimes.com> wrote in message
news:c1e1fcb6.0310291307.284b738@posting.google.co m...
> I just changed the front brakes on my 98 Honda Accord. Now whenever I
> am backing the car out of my drive way in the morning the brakes make
> a squealing sound. This sound goes away in a few minutes once I have
> driven for a few miles. Any idea what could be causing this?
> Also, how do you reset the maint. required light on the 98 Honda? I
> remeber the 96 had a little button on the dash that you had to press.
> I think my mechanic forgot to reset it this time.

What is the average life of the oem brake pads?

"Andy & Carol" <aforn@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> \
>
> I always buy Honda pads, just bought new pads for
> my 98 Accord, smooth and quiet. Stops in straight line,
> with no pulling.
> Andy
>
>
>
>
>
> "MoJo" <mrmojo@indiatimes.com> wrote in message
> news:c1e1fcb6.0310291307.284b738@posting.google.co m...
> > I just changed the front brakes on my 98 Honda Accord. Now whenever I
> > am backing the car out of my drive way in the morning the brakes make
> > a squealing sound. This sound goes away in a few minutes once I have
> > driven for a few miles. Any idea what could be causing this?
> > Also, how do you reset the maint. required light on the 98 Honda? I
> > remeber the 96 had a little button on the dash that you had to press.
> > I think my mechanic forgot to reset it this time.
>
>

That question is impossible to answer because it depends almost totally on
how you use the brakes. On my '96 Odyssey, the fronts lasted 70k miles and
the rears went at 117k miles.


On 10/31/03 9:08 AM, in article oVuob.18715$4k5.814@twister.austin.rr.com,
"Robert" <rsvn@yahoo.com> wrote:

> What is the average life of the oem brake pads?
>
> "Andy & Carol" <aforn@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:Fcjob.200564$0v4.15613376@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>> \
>>
>> I always buy Honda pads, just bought new pads for
>> my 98 Accord, smooth and quiet. Stops in straight line,
>> with no pulling.
>> Andy
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "MoJo" <mrmojo@indiatimes.com> wrote in message
>> news:c1e1fcb6.0310291307.284b738@posting.google.co m...
>>> I just changed the front brakes on my 98 Honda Accord. Now whenever I
>>> am backing the car out of my drive way in the morning the brakes make
>>> a squealing sound. This sound goes away in a few minutes once I have
>>> driven for a few miles. Any idea what could be causing this?
>>> Also, how do you reset the maint. required light on the 98 Honda? I
>>> remeber the 96 had a little button on the dash that you had to press.
>>> I think my mechanic forgot to reset it this time.
>>
>>
>
>